JAGONG VILLAGE

sumatra

Altitude

1600 - 1800 masl

Preparation

Semi-washed

Location

Between Takengon and Lake Tawar, Aceh

Variety

Bourbon, P88

Owner

Cooperative Members

Harvest

November - May

Shipment

December - June

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VARIETAL/S

BOURBON :

This varietal originated on the Island of Bourbon (now known as Reunion Island) and is a mutation of early Arabica species from Ethiopia. Its leaves are broad and cherries can ripen red, yellow or orange.

Jagong Village was established during the 1980’s as a result of the Indonesian transmigration program, when Javanese people were offered land and a new start in Sumatra in an attempt to reduce the population on the overcrowded island of Java. Working alongside their new Gayonese neighbours the settlers started to produce Arabica coffee. The village is located in the Central Aceh District, south of Aceh’s capital Takengon and around 35 kilometres from Lake Tawar. There are 25 members of the Jagong Village Cooperative who grow organic Bourbon and P88 varieties alongside chillies, red beans and cabbages on plots of land that average around one hectare in size. An altitude of around 1,600 metres above sea level and rich and fertile soils bring about coffees that are unrivalled in their depth of body and often have fascinating complexity – possibly due to the way that the beans are processed. The coffee is semi-washed and wet-hulled, a process that involves the part-drying of freshly pulped beans before removing the parchment and allowing the swollen and ‘blanched’ beans to be sun dried to a deep green colour. The harvest takes place between October and July and the coffee is stored in GrainPro sacks for shelf life longevity.

CUP PROFILE

Perfect for the base of an espresso blend; Sumatrans have long been a go-to for building body and sweetness in more traditional blends. However, this coffee is far more than just a base. With notes of orange oil, rose bud and dark chocolate the Gegarang offers an exotic experience far beyond your average Sumatran coffee.